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openSUSE: 2018:2502-1 Important: libgit2 DoS and Remote Code Execution Fix

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Calendar Grey August 25, 2018
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openSUSE Security Update: Security update for libgit2 ______________________________________________
An update that fixes four vulnerabilities is now available.

Description

This update for libgit2 to version 0.26.5 fixes the following issues:

The following security vulnerabilities were addressed:

- CVE-2018-10887: Fixed an integer overflow which in turn leads to an out

of bound read, allowing to read the base object, which could be

exploited by an attacker to cause denial of service (DoS) (bsc#1100613).

- CVE-2018-10888: Fixed an out-of-bound read while reading a binary delta

file, which could be exploited by an attacker t ocause a denial of

service (DoS) (bsc#1100612).

- CVE-2018-11235: Fixed a remote code execution, which could occur with a

crafted .gitmodules file (bsc#1095219)

- CVE-2018-15501: Prevent out-of-bounds reads when processing

smart-protocol "ng" packets (bsc#1104641)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.0:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-922=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 15.0 (i586 x86_64):

libgit2-26-0.26.6-lp150.2.3.1

libgit2-26-debuginfo-0.26.6-lp150.2.3.1

libgit2-debugsource-0.26.6-lp150.2.3.1

libgit2-devel-0.26.6-lp150.2.3.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.0 (x86_64):

libgit2-26-32bit-0.26.6-lp150.2.3.1

libgit2-26-32bit-debuginfo-0.26.6-lp150.2.3.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10887.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10888.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11235.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-15501.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1095219

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1100612

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1100613

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1104641

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:2502-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.0

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